Congress Called to Reopen the TSCA
A bipartisan Congress passed the 1976 Toxics Substances Control Act (TSCA) and strengthened its provisions in 2016 to review that “large body of science” and address the human health impacts of phthalates and other hazardous chemicals. The 2016 Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act allowed the EPA to initiate a long overdue effort to review the scientific evidence and restrict the chemicals that were doing the most harm to the health of the American people.
Now, the chemical lobby is attempting to convince Congress to reopen TSCA and remove the protections that have reduced some exposures to the chemicals that cause cancer, birth defects, reproductive and nervous system damage, and other health problems.
Read the full letter below.